Cesc Fabregas insists Arsenal must improve
defensively if they are to win the UEFA Champions
League.
The European competition is the Gunners' last chance of a trophy
this season and they face holders Manchester United in the
semi-finals.
The first leg is at Old Trafford next Wednesday and Arsene
Wenger's side will head into the game having produced a couple of
shaky defensive displays.
Arsenal lost 2-1 to Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-finals last
weekend before drawing 4-4 in a thrilling game with Liverpool in
the Premier League on Tuesday night.
Fabregas acknowledges the quality of the Gunners' attacking
play, but admits the defensive side of their game must show a
marked improvement before they face United.
"We have seen the best things we can do, but
there are a lot of things we can improve on," said the Arsenal
captain.
"We played in front of great players and great fans and the team
has to be proud of what we achieved, but still we go home with the
feeling we should have done more.
"We gave the goals away too easily and after all we did to
create four opportunities to score four goals - it is difficult to
take.
"From an attacking point of view, we played one of the best
games of the season. However, defensively we need to improve a lot
if we want to be in the Champions League final.
"It is the most difficult thing because when you attack you have
the creativity to do what you feel.
"If defensively you are not well positioned, you will concede
goals. We still need to do a lot of work on it."